- Mass Market Paperback: 322 pages
- Publisher: Bantam Discovery; Reprint edition (27 Jan 2009)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0553592254
- ISBN-13: 978-0553592252
- Product Dimensions: 10.5 x 2.2 x 17.4 cm
- Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (1 customer review)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 1,844,371 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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From the critically acclaimed authors of the #1 Los Angeles Times bestseller Literacy and Longing in L.A. comes the ultimate story for late bloomers of every exotic shade. And a quirky young heroine with a knack for reinvention and a flair for the unexpected no reader will ever forget.
Thirty, newly single, and desperately in need of a paycheck, inveterate bird-watcher Cassie Shaw finds herself doing something that goes against all her principles. She lies on a résumé to land a job and finds herself employed at an elite university working for a pair of professors as unique as the rare birds she covets. One of them is the sexy, handsome, cheerfully aristocratic expert in animal behavior Professor William Conner. Under his charismatic tutelage, Cassie begins her personal transformation into the person she was meant to be while meeting the kinds of people she has never met before. But when your entire future and your unlikely new career teeter on an unbearable untruth, the masquerade can’t go on forever. And when Cassie steps out from behind her mask it will transform her life—and the lives of those around her—forever.
Thirty, newly single, and desperately in need of a paycheck, inveterate bird-watcher Cassie Shaw finds herself doing something that goes against all her principles. She lies on a résumé to land a job and finds herself employed at an elite university working for a pair of professors as unique as the rare birds she covets. One of them is the sexy, handsome, cheerfully aristocratic expert in animal behavior Professor William Conner. Under his charismatic tutelage, Cassie begins her personal transformation into the person she was meant to be while meeting the kinds of people she has never met before. But when your entire future and your unlikely new career teeter on an unbearable untruth, the masquerade can’t go on forever. And when Cassie steps out from behind her mask it will transform her life—and the lives of those around her—forever.
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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
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Tanya Eby is a relatively new narrator's voice for this listener - and she's a pleasure to hear. Her voice is distinct, well modulated, and pleasing. She conveys the protagonist's angst, determination, and joy with only a slight change in pitch. To some, this may seem like a minor detail but it's quite effective.
For openers in this, the second novel by the gifted writing team of Kaufman and Mack, we hear Cassie say, "I didn't intend to lie on my resume. It just happened.." Hmmmm, perhaps so but Cassie is a master of pretense. She's been faking it since childhood, initially pretending to read in school by memorizing, then telling her mother she had done her homework at school, and trying to convince friends that being called "dumb" didn't matter.
Now, she's 30-years-old and badly in need of a paying job. Her only assets seem to be some years spent at a wildlife center and Sam, a smart (sometimes foul) mouthed parrot bequeathed to her by a former tutor. Discouragement is now her middle name as all the employment agencies want to know why she didn't finish high school, and then show her the door as quickly as possible. So, she does what she's done in the past - she fakes it, her resume that is. She lists the credentials she wishes she had, describes who she would like to be.
Cassie does land an office job at a topnotch university with two bosses, both professors. One, William Conner, is incredibly handsome and he sees behind Cassie's mask, sees things about her that she does not yet know herself. However, smooth sailing eventually turns into stormy seas, and Cassie stands to lose everything.
A Version of the Truth is laced with humor, unpredictability, and vivid imagery. Enjoy!
- Gail Cooke
For openers in this, the second novel by the gifted writing team of Kaufman and Mack, we hear Cassie say, "I didn't intend to lie on my resume. It just happened.." Hmmmm, perhaps so but Cassie is a master of pretense. She's been faking it since childhood, initially pretending to read in school by memorizing, then telling her mother she had done her homework at school, and trying to convince friends that being called "dumb" didn't matter.
Now, she's 30-years-old and badly in need of a paying job. Her only assets seem to be some years spent at a wildlife center and Sam, a smart (sometimes foul) mouthed parrot bequeathed to her by a former tutor. Discouragement is now her middle name as all the employment agencies want to know why she didn't finish high school, and then show her the door as quickly as possible. So, she does what she's done in the past - she fakes it, her resume that is. She lists the credentials she wishes she had, describes who she would like to be.
Cassie does land an office job at a topnotch university with two bosses, both professors. One, William Conner, is incredibly handsome and he sees behind Cassie's mask, sees things about her that she does not yet know herself. However, smooth sailing eventually turns into stormy seas, and Cassie stands to lose everything.
A Version of the Truth is laced with humor, unpredictability, and vivid imagery. Enjoy!
- Gail Cooke
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2 Jan 2008
Format:Audio CD
Tanya Eby is a relatively new narrator's voice for this listener - and she's a pleasure to hear. Her voice is distinct, well modulated, and pleasing. She conveys the protagonist's angst, determination, and joy with only a slight change in pitch. To some, this may seem like a minor detail but it's quite effective.
For openers in this, the second novel by the gifted writing team of Kaufman and Mack, we hear Cassie say, "I didn't intend to lie on my resume. It just happened.." Hmmmm, perhaps so but Cassie is a master of pretense. She's been faking it since childhood, initially pretending to read in school by memorizing, then telling her mother she had done her homework at school, and trying to convince friends that being called "dumb" didn't matter.
Now, she's 30-years-old and badly in need of a paying job. Her only assets seem to be some years spent at a wildlife center and Sam, a smart (sometimes foul) mouthed parrot bequeathed to her by a former tutor. Discouragement is now her middle name as all the employment agencies want to know why she didn't finish high school, and then show her the door as quickly as possible. So, she does what she's done in the past - she fakes it, her resume that is. She lists the credentials she wishes she had, describes who she would like to be.
Cassie does land an office job at a topnotch university with two bosses, both professors. One, William Conner, is incredibly handsome and he sees behind Cassie's mask, sees things about her that she does not yet know herself. However, smooth sailing eventually turns into stormy seas, and Cassie stands to lose everything.
A Version of the Truth is laced with humor, unpredictability, and vivid imagery. Enjoy!
- Gail Cooke
For openers in this, the second novel by the gifted writing team of Kaufman and Mack, we hear Cassie say, "I didn't intend to lie on my resume. It just happened.." Hmmmm, perhaps so but Cassie is a master of pretense. She's been faking it since childhood, initially pretending to read in school by memorizing, then telling her mother she had done her homework at school, and trying to convince friends that being called "dumb" didn't matter.
Now, she's 30-years-old and badly in need of a paying job. Her only assets seem to be some years spent at a wildlife center and Sam, a smart (sometimes foul) mouthed parrot bequeathed to her by a former tutor. Discouragement is now her middle name as all the employment agencies want to know why she didn't finish high school, and then show her the door as quickly as possible. So, she does what she's done in the past - she fakes it, her resume that is. She lists the credentials she wishes she had, describes who she would like to be.
Cassie does land an office job at a topnotch university with two bosses, both professors. One, William Conner, is incredibly handsome and he sees behind Cassie's mask, sees things about her that she does not yet know herself. However, smooth sailing eventually turns into stormy seas, and Cassie stands to lose everything.
A Version of the Truth is laced with humor, unpredictability, and vivid imagery. Enjoy!
- Gail Cooke
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
She's not your average chick-lit protagonist
29 Mar 2009
Format:Paperback
This is an example of smart chick lit. I love all kinds of chick lit, but sometimes I get annoyed with the same kind of protagonist. Cassie Shaw was completely different kind of woman. Cassie is a widow, uneducated, loves animals, and has a reading disorder. She decides to lie about her education on a resume and gets a job in a university. She has found her niche but all good things must come to an end, especially if it was based on a lie. Will she be able to overcome who she was, who she is, and who she wants to be?
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
3.5 stars...................
15 April 2008
Format:Hardcover
I have mixed feelings about this book. It left me wanting more. After I finished reading this book I was still hoping for something to happen. I didn't feel the closure that I get with most book at the end. The ending seemed to be really rushed, and the epilogue didn't feel in the gaps much.
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